Music Of The World's Great Composers
Label
RCA - K8OY-46, Reader's Digest - K8OY-46
Format
12 X Vinyl, LP, Compilation, Stereo
Box Set
Country
UK
Released
1959
Genre
Classical
Tracklist
Brandenburg Concerto No. 1 In F
A1 First Movement: Allegro
Composed By - Bach*
A2 Second Movement: Adagio
Composed By - Bach*
A3 Third Movement: Allegro
Composed By - Bach*
A4 Fourth Movement: Menuetto Trio
Composed By - Bach*
B1 Water Music Suite
Composed By - Handel*
Symphony No. 94 In G
C1 First Movement: Adagio Cantabile
Composed By - Haydn*
C2 Second Movement: Andante
Composed By - Haydn*
C3 Third Movement: Menuetto; Allegro
Composed By - Haydn*
C4 Fourth Movement: Allegro Di Molto
Composed By - Haydn*
Symphony No. 40 In G Minor, K.550
D1 First Movement: Allegro Molto
Composed By - Mozart*
D2 Second Movement: Andante
Composed By - Mozart*
D3 Third Movement: Menuetto And Trio; Allegretto
Composed By - Mozart*
D4 Fourth Movement: Finale, Allegro Assai
Composed By - Mozart*
Symphony No. 3 In E-Flat, Op. 55
E1 First Movement: Allegro Con Brio
Composed By - Beethoven*
E2 Second Movement: Marcia Funebre Adagio Assai (Part I)
Composed By - Beethoven*
F1 Second Movement: Marcia Funebre Adagio Assai (Concluded)
Composed By - Beethoven*
F2 Third Movement: Scherzo And Trio; Allegro Vivace
Composed By - Beethoven*
F3 Fourth Movement: Finale; Allegro Molto; Poco Andante; Presto
Composed By - Beethoven*
Symphony No. 8 In B Minor
G1 First Movement: Allegro Moderato
Composed By - Schubert*
G2 Second Movement: Andante Con Moto
Composed By - Schubert*
Symphony No. 4 In A, Op. 90
H1 First Movement: Allegro Vivace
Composed By - Mendelssohn*
H2 Second Movement: Andante Con Moto
Composed By - Mendelssohn*
H3 Third Movement: Con Moto Moderato
Composed By - Mendelssohn*
H4 Fourth Movement: Saltarello Presto
Composed By - Mendelssohn*
Symphony No. 3 In F, Op. 90
I1 First Movement: Allegro Con Brio
Composed By - Brahms*
I2 Second Movement: Andante
Composed By - Brahms*
J1 Third Movement: Poco Allegretto
Composed By - Brahms*
J2 Fourth Movement: Allegro
Composed By - Brahms*
Symphony In D Minor
K1 First Movement: Allegro Non Troppo
Composed By - Franck*
L1 Second Movement: Allegretto
Composed By - Franck*
L2 Third Movement: Allegro Non Troppo
Composed By - Franck*
Symphony No. 6 In B Minor, Op. 74
M1 First Movement: Adagio; Allegro Non Troppo
Composed By - Tchaikovsky*
M2 Second Movement: Allegro Con Grazia
Composed By - Tchaikovsky*
N1 Third Movement: Allegro Molto Vivace
Composed By - Tchaikovsky*
N2 Fourth Movement: Adagio-Lamentoso
Composed By - Tchaikovsky*
Symphony No. 3 In E-Flat, Op. 97
O1 First Movement: Vivace
Composed By - Schumann*
O2 Second Movement: Scherzo Molto Moderato
Composed By - Schumann*
O3 Third Movement: Moderato
Composed By - Schumann*
P1 Fourth Movement: Maestoso
Composed By - Schumann*
P2 Fifth Movement: Vivace
Composed By - Schumann*
P3 Mephisto Waltz
Composed By - Liszt*
Les Sylphides
Q1.1 A Major Prelude, Op. 28, No. 7
Composed By - Chopin*
Q1.2 C-Sharp Minor Waltz, Op. 64, No. 2
Composed By - Chopin*
Q1.3 E-Flat Major Waltz, Op. 18
Composed By - Chopin*
Q2 Finlandia, Op. 26, No. 7 (Symphonic Poem)
Composed By - Sibelius*
Q3 The Swan Of Tuonela (No. 3 Of 'Lemminkainen Legend', Op. 22)
Composed By - Sibelius*
Peer Gynt Suite, No. 1, Op. 46
R1.1 1 Morning Mood
Composed By - Grieg*
R1.2 2 The Death Of Ase
Composed By - Grieg*
R1.3 3 Anitra's Dance
Composed By - Grieg*
R1.4 4 In The Hall Of The Mountain King
Composed By - Grieg*
R2 Carnival Overture, Op. 92
Composed By - Dvorak*
S1 Till Eulenspiegel's Mercy Pranks, Op. 28 (Till Eulenspiegels Lustige Streiche) (Symphonic Poem)
Composed By - Richard Strauss
S2 Wiener Blut, Op. 354-Walzer (Vienna Blood - Waltz)
Composed By - Johann Strauss, Jr*
T1 Tristan And Isolde: Prelude And Liebestod
Composed By - Wagner*
The Rite Of Spring (Le Sacre Du Printemps)
U1.1 First Part: The Fertility Of The Earth
Composed By - Stravinsky*
U1.2 Second Part: The Sacrifice (Part 1)
Composed By - Stravinsky*
V1 Second Part: The Sacrifice (Concluded)
Composed By - Stravinsky*
V2 Prelude To The Afternoon Of A Faun
Composed By - Debussy*
W1 The Roman Carnival: Overture (Le Carnaval Romain, Op.9)
Composed By - Berlioz*
W2 La Forza Del Destino: Overture
Composed By - Verdi*
W3 Die Fledermaus: Du Und Du Op. 367-Walzer
Composed By - Johann Strauss, Jr*
Barber Of Seville:
X1 Overture
Composed By - Rossini*
Carmen:
X2 Prelude To Act I
Composed By - Bizet*
X3 Russian Easter Overture, Op. 36
Composed By - Rimsky-Korsakoff*
Credits
Conductor - Alexander Gibson (tracks: M1 to M2, N1 to N2, Q1 to Q3, R1 to R2), Arturo Basile (tracks: A1 to A4, B1, S1 to S2, T1, W1 to W3, X1 to X3), Massimo Freccia (tracks: C1 to C4, D1 to D4, H1 to H4), Odd Grüner-Hegge (tracks: E1 to E2, F1 to F3), Rene Leibowitz* (tracks: O1 to O3, P1 to P3, U1, V1 to V2), Sir Adrian Boult (tracks: K1, L1 to L2), Øivin Fjeldstad (tracks: G1 to G2, I1 to I2, J1 to J2)
Orchestra - The International Symphony Orchestra* (tracks: O1 to O3, P1 to P3), Orchestra Of The Community Theatre Of Bologna* (tracks: S1 to S2, T1, W1 to W3, X1 to X3), Orchestra Of The Accademia Di Santa Cecilia* (tracks: A1 to A4, B1, C1 to C4, D1 to D4, H1 to H4), Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra* (tracks: E1 to E2, F1 to F3, G1 to G2, I1 to I2, J1 to J2), London Festival Orchestra* (tracks: M1 to M2, N1 to N2, Q1 to Q3, R1 to R2, U1, V1 to V2), London Orchestra Society* (tracks: K1, L1 to L2)
Notes
Twelve 12-inch long-playing records manufactured exclusively for the Reader's Digest by Radio Corporation of America.
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